Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 08
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 8, 1564 |
Unhappy with the prospect of work and near starvation, men under the command of Rene de Laudonniere leave Fort Caroline and head for France. They arrive safely and seek pardons for their actions
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| December 8, 1765 |
Eli Whitney born, Westboro, Massachusetts
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| December 8, 1790 |
Georgia legislature divides the state into three congressional districts
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| December 8, 1817 |
John Calhoun accepts position in James Monroe's cabinet as Secretary of War. |
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John C. Calhoun |
| December 8, 1823 |
Decatur County created
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Stephen Decatur
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Decatur County, Georgia |
| December 8, 1856 |
James P. Screven begins term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 8, 1860 |
Howell Cobb resigns as Secretary of the Treasury
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Civil War - 1860 |
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Howell Cobb |
| December 8, 1860 |
Howell Cobb resigns as Secretary of the Treasury |
| December 8, 1861 |
Cass County is renamed to Bartow County
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Lewis Cass |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Bartow County, Georgia |
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Bartow County, Georgia |
| December 8, 1891 |
Charles Crisp is elected Speaker of the House
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| December 8, 1929 |
Edwin Lowe, salesman for a toy company that he eventually bought, witnessed a game of Beano at a carnival just outside Jacksonville (Georgia). He made significant changes to the board and renamed the game to Bingo.
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| December 8, 1941 |
World War II |
| August 14, 1945 |
| December 8, 1947 |
Gregg Allman born, Nashville, Tennessee
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Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers Band |
| December 8, 1953 |
Actress Kim Basinger born, Athens, Georgia
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Kim Basinger |
| December 8, 1979 |
The (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band and Linda Ronstadt hit the top 40 records with "An American Dream." which spends 19 weeks on the Billboard chart, eventually peaking at #13. In the first verse is the line "Augusta Georgia is just no place to be."
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| December 8, 1997 |
Earliest date the Clinton White House admits asking Vernon Jordan to find a job for Monica Lewinsky.
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Vernon Jordan |
| December 8, 2003 |
The U. S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in a lawsuit over the OutKast song Rosa Parks |
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OutKast |
| December 8, 2004 |
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was forced to detonate a pipe bomb found in rocks by a fisherman in the vicinity of the Buford Dam powerhouse at Lake Lanier. Police closed off access to the dam during the operation. |
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Lake Lanier |
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